SOLUTION: Find a polynomial for the perimeter and for the area one side is x+7 and the other side of the square is x.

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Question 462113: Find a polynomial for the perimeter and for the area one side is x+7 and the other side of the square is x.
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I hope you are describing a rectangle because the figure cannot be a square, as you mentioned.

Perimeter = 2L + 2W = 2(x+7) + 2x = 4x+14

Area = LW = (x+7)x = x^2 + 7x